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Girl Scout Troop No. 7 in Western North Carolina sends “Seeds of Goodwill” to war-torn countries in Europe in 1947.
From early beginnings to the present day For a centur y, Girl Scouts has served as a vital movement in America’s history. “Come right over! I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it tonight.”
— Juliette Gordon Low to her cousin, Nina Anderson Pape, in 1912
Self-discover y and community ser vice were core values that Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low sought to instill in girls from the earliest days. When Low first assembled 18 girls from Savannah, Ga., for that first meeting on March 12, 1912, she believed that all girls should be given the
oppor tunity to develop physically, mentally and spiritually. With the goal of bringing girls out of isolated home environments and into community service and the open air, Girl Scouts hiked, played basketball, went on camping trips, learned how to tell time by the stars, and studied first aid. W ithin a few years, Low’s dream for a girlcentered organization was realized. Today, Girl Scouts is the largest organization for girls in the world — with 3.2 million members, a significant growth from its modest beginnings a century ago. In fact, more than 50 million women in the U.S. today are Girl Scout alumnae. Many successful women got their star t in leadership through Girl Scout-
ing. Nearly 55 percent of all women business owners and 60 percent of women ser ving in Congress were Girl Scouts. From collecting war rations to present day Girl Scout Gold Award projects, community ser vice has been a core value in girl scouting. The Girl Scout Leadership Experience invites girls to Discover themselves and the world around them, connect to their communities, and take action to make the world a better place. In girl scouting, it’s not just about learning something new, but having the confidence to make an impact, locally and globally. Current Girl Scout programs focus on what girls need to thrive in a rapidly changing world: STEM (science/technology/engineering/math),
A portrait of Juliette Gordon Low by A. Jonnieaux, circa 1915, painted for the National Board Room at Girl Scout Headquarters, and adapted by the artist to change the position of the United States flag and add the Girl Scout flag in the 1950s. The painting, published in “The American Girl,” October, 1920, is exhibited at her birthplace in Savannah, Ga. healthy living, leadership, citizenship and stewardship. Today, Girl Scouts is for all girls from kindergarten through high school.
Girl Scouts serves girls in every U.S. zip code, and its membership virtually mirrors the U.S. population. Wherever girls live, whatever their circumstances,
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March 11-17, 2012, is Girl Scout Week, and it commemorates the start of the very first Girl Scout troop in Savannah, Ga., 100 years ago. North Carolina Coastal Pines joins girl scouts around the country in celebrating Girl Scouts’ 100th anniversary. The council serves more than 43,000 girl and adult members throughout 41 central and eastern North Carolina counties.
Girl Scouts helps girls develop their leadership potential, connect with others and take action in order to make a difference in the world.
Nearly 1,000 girls in Vance, Granville and Warren counties alone are discovering their leadership potential through girl scouting. Furthermore, Girl Scout councils across North Carolina set a goal of 100 proclamations for this centennial. More than 100 cities, towns and counties across the state have issued proclamations in honor of this week and the anniversary.
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A week of celebration for Girl Scouts state-wide In honor of Girl H e n d e r s o n C i t y S c o u t We e k , G i r l C o u n c i l f o l l o w e d S c o u t c o u n c i l s suit Feb. 22. Beverly Perdue across Nor th Caro- h e Gov. rself recently prolina have set a goal c l a i m e d M a r c h 1 1 - 1 7 , of 100 cities, towns 2012, Girl Scout Week in th Carolina. Several and counties issu- Nor Girl Scouts, including ing pr oclamations Rusine Mitchell Sinclair, of Girl Scouts — in suppor t of Girl CEO Nor th Carolina Coastal Scout Week. (They Pines, were on hand to have exceeded the receive the proclamation celebrate 100 years of goal.) Locally, the and building girls of courage, Vance County Board confidence and character. Girl Scout Week highof Commissioners lights include: issued a proclama• E a c h y e a r, G i r l tion Feb. 6, and the Scout week begins on
is the Sunday pr eceding Girl Scouts’ Bir thday (March 12), and ends on Girl Scout Sabbath, which is the Saturday following Girl Scouts’ birthday. • Girl Scout Sunday, March 11, and Girl Scout Sabbath, March 17, give girls an oppor tunity to attend their place of worship and be recognized as a girl scout. If a place of worship is the group sponsor, girls may perform a ser vice, such as gr eeting, ushering, or doing a flag ceremony. These days can also be a time when girls explore other faiths. Celebrating these days also gives Girl Scout Sunday, which girl scouting oppor tunities: 1) to thank places of worship for their contributions to the community and to girl scouting, and 2) to share how today’s girls are discovering their personal paths to leadership through girl scouting. • Girl Scouts’ 100th B i r t h d a y, M o n d a y (March 12), was recognized to commemorate
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• Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low initiated the cookie sale as a way for Girl Scouts to be self-reliant and to fund their own activities. • In the 1920s and 30s, Girl Scouts in different parts of the countr y baked their own simple sugar cookies and sold them to raise money for their activities. • The first documented council-wide sale of commercially baked cookies took place in Philadelphia in 1934. • The first national Girl Scout Cookie sale was conducted in 1936. • Over the years, cookie varieties have come and gone in response to changing consumer tastes. However, the only modification to Shortbread has been a “facelift” in 1979 when the cookie’s traditional Girl Scout ser vice mark was replaced by a more contemporar y ser vice mark. • Thin Mints is the top-selling Girl Scout Cookie in America. • Since the 1930s, a number of com-
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Fast facts about Girl Scout Cookies panies have baked Girl Scout Cookies. Today there are two Girl Scout Cookie suppliers. ABC has been an of ficially licensed Girl Scout Cookie baker for over 70 years. • Each season, Girl Scouts sell almost 200 million packages of Girl Scout Cookies. • Homemade caramel, cooked to a rich creamy consistency, and a special toasted flaked coconut makes Caramel deLites the second best-selling Girl Scout Cookie and places it in the top five of cookies sold in the United States, annually. • All of ABC’s Girl Scout Cookie varieties are cholesterol free. • For ever y box of Girl Scout Cookies you buy, more than two-thirds of your purchase price stays right in your community. • By eliminating the car ton on Thanks-A-Lot cookies this year, Girl Scouts of the USA and ABC Bakers are taking over 150 tons of paperboard out
of the waste stream. This saves enough paperboard to fill 14 garbage trucks.* It also yields energy savings equivalent to 30,000 gallons of gasoline.** • People who may be following diabetic diets can enjoy ABC’s Girl Scout Cookies by using dietar y exchange rates on ABC’s Nutrition Facts page and listed on the order card. • All of ABC’s Girl Scout Cookie varieties have a trans fat value of zero grams per ser ving. • ABC’s new Shout Outs! Girl Scout Cookie has zero grams trans fat per ser ving, no ar tificial colors, no ar tificial preser vatives, no high fr uctose corn syrup and no hydrogenated oils. Just like a cookie you might make with ingredients from your own pantr y. • ABC’s Thanks-A-Lot Girl Scout Cookies speak five different languages. • ABC’s cookies are made with pure vegetable shortening and all eight varieties are kosher. Kosher certification is provided by the Or thodox Union Rab-
binical super vision. Each package is marked with the circle UD emblem. • When eaten in moderation as part of a healthy balanced diet, Girl Scout Cookies are satisfying treats that are good for consumers and good for Girl Scouts. • ABC does not use any ar tificial preser vatives in Girl Scout Cookies. • Imitated but never duplicated, Peanut Butter Patties have been in the Girl Scout Cookie line for more than 30 years. They are the third best-selling Girl Scout Cookie and are among the top 10 best-selling cookies in America. www.abcsmartcookies.com/cookies_ trivia.asp SOURCES:
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North Carolina’s first lady Mrs. J. Melville Broughton is photographed with Brownies as they help serve Girl Scout cookies at the Mansion Lawn Party, June 9, 1941.
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Raleigh-Wake County Girl Scouts greeting Eleanor Roosevelt upon her arrival in Raleigh, Jan. 31, 1942. She became the honorary national president of Girl Scouts in 1933.
Girl Scout historical timeline in North Carolina 1914 — Eden appears to 1920s — Girl Scout have been the first Girl Scout Troops sprang up all over Troop to organize in North central and eastern North Carolina — including DurCarolina. ham, Moore, Pitt, Vance, 1916 — Troop formed Wayne and Wilson counties. in Rocky Mount, with 21 girls 1928 — Carrie E. Burand Bessie Hillard as the ton headed the Community leader. Committee for Girl Scouting 1917 — Beginning with in Henderson. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson in 1930 — No of ficial 1917, first ladies have held records exist for the Henderthe position of national honson Girl Scout Council, but orary president of the Girl correspondence shows that Scouts. (A tradition which a Girl Scout Council did exist. continues today.) As early as March 1929, an official letter from national 1918 — Troop formed Girl Scout headquarters to in Southern Pines. The rea- Bur ton designated E.G. son for organization was to Davis and Sons as an authogive girls an opportunity to rized store in Henderson to help with World War I efforts sell Girl Scout uniforms and through activities that includ- equipment. A registration of ed rolling bandages and knit- 50 girl scouts was also inditing. cated. (Various girl scout
councils merged through the years to form what is now known as Girl Scouts — North Carolina Coastal Pines.)
was so popular that the troop would often hike to Pullen Park to cook breakfast and return home to dress for school.
1930s — The Great Depression opened the decade and gave the Girl Scout Movement an added push. Communities felt that young girls were in need of some interest or activity, since the average home had little money for recreation. Mothers and other interested adults took up the challenge, and girl scouting was on the move.
1933 — Eleanor Roosevelt becomes the honorary national president of Girl Scouts.
1932 — First troop in Raleigh. Most popular program activities involved camping and most popular badges were Sewing, Hostess, Drama, Morse Code and Flag Signaling. Camping
1940s — In 1941, Girl Scouts pledged their services for national defense at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The first Service Aide projects were introduced with publication of the booklet, “Senior Girl Scouting in Wartime.” The booklet encouraged older girls to perform war-related service projects — like Hospital, Child Care and Emergency Outdoor Aide. During the war, Girl Scouts operated bicycle courier services, invested more
than 48,000 hours in Farm Aide projects, collected fat and scrap metal, and grew Victory Gardens. 1941 — Girl Scout Brownies go to the Governor’s Mansion to serve cookies to North Carolina’s first lady, Mrs. J. Melville Broughton. 1946 — Because of nationwide food shortages, councils temporarily discontinued the sale of Girl Scout cookies.
Dam, certain areas become available to eligible groups — including Girl Scouts. Colonel Graham, in conjunction with the then Bright Leaf Girl Scout Council (which included Durham, Orange, Granville, Vance and Warren counties) chose the present site of 145 acres as most desirable for a Girl Scout camp in Vance County. Shortly after the lease was signed, Graham passed away, and the camp was named in his honor. (Camp Graham is still active to this day.)
1950s — The Girl Scout Movement was well-established as the decade started, with 1.5 million girls and adult volunteers.
2000s — Grants from Fortune 500 companies supported science and technology exploration programs for girls. New Girl Scout badges included Global Awareness, 1956 — When the U.S. Adventure Spor ts, Stress Corps of Engineers com- Less and Environmental pleted the Kerr Reser voir Health.
To explore Girl Scouts’ history in North Carolina, visit the Girl Scout history exhibit, “At the Speed of a Girl: Celebrating 100 Years of Girl Scouting,” at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh through Jan. 6, 2013.
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Aycock Rec to stage Girl Scouts 100th anniversary party This year, Girl Scouts around the world are celebrating the 100th anniversary of girl scouting, which was founded March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Ga. Vance County Girl Scouts will be celebrating this milestone with a birthday party Saturday at the Aycock Recreation Center Gymnasium, 307 Carey Chapel Road, Henderson. The public is invited to join in the festivities. This program will begin at 1:30 p.m. From 2-3:30 p.m., the girls will have lots of party activities and games to enjoy. At 3:30 p.m., the event will conclude with a special closing ceremony. The mission of The Girl Scouts is to build girls of courage, confidence and character. Events like this
A Girl Scout birthday celebration. Aycock Recreation Center has arranged for a celebration of the birthday of the organization Saturday in the center gymnasium. help showcase the Girl Scout program and the many wonderful things its troops do for the community. For more
information, contact Diane D. Marks at (252) 432-5133 or dianedmarks@embarqmail.com.
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For their accomplishments, an award as good as Gold The Golden Eagle of Merit, the highest award in Girl Scouting from 1916 to 1919, marked the beginning of a long tradition of using prestigious awards to recognize girls who make a difference in their communities and in their own lives. The name of the award changed over the years, and in 1980 became known as the Girl Scout Gold Award. At that time, the Girl Scout Gold Award recognized outstanding accomplishments in leadership development, community service, career exploration, and personal growth and discovery. The highest award in Girl Scouting continues to stand for excellence and leadership for girls everywhere. On April 21, 2012, Girl
Juliette Gordon Low in uniform awarding Golden Eaglet to a Girl Scout, 1919. Scouts — North Carolina Coastal Pines will honor all current and former Girl Scout Gold Award (and its legacy award) recipients
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Girl Scout Cookies: a tradition spanning more than 90 years Girl Scout Cookies are a familiar par t of American culture. For almost 100 years, Girl Scouts, with the enthusiastic suppor t of their fami lies, have helped ensure the success of local Girl Scout Cookie activities. From its earliest beginnings in 1917, to its current popularity, the sale of cookies has helped Girl Scouts have fun, develop valuable life skills and make the world a better place by helping to support girl scouting in their communities. The Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program has become a successful way for Girl Scouts to practice leadership and life skills such as goal setting, money management and teamwork. All of the proceeds from cookies activities remain in our council. This revenue is used to benefit girls — both directly by remaining in troop treasuries and indirectly by subsidizing the cost of providing girl scouting throughout 41 counties within the state. Girl Scouts were just recently ringing doorbells across central and easter n Nor th Carolina this year. Girl Scout Cookies of fer that great familiar taste — fr om the Girl Scout Thin Mint to the
The Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program has become a successful way for Girl Scouts to practice leadership and life skills such as goal setting, money management and teamwork.
Girl Scouts present Girl Scout cookies to one-time North Carolina first lady Patricia Holshouser in the 1970s. Caramel deLite — but they also allow buyers to help provide funds for the premier leadership program for girls. No other program of fers girls so much in developing courage, confidence and character — and it all star ts with a box of cookies. ” We l o v e t h e G i r l Scout Cookie Sale Program because it’s a winwin for ever ybody,” said Rusine Mitchell Sinclair, chief executive of ficer of Girl Scouts — Nor th
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Not just a leaf, but a symbol of a promise In the ver y beginning, in 1912, Girl Scouts chose the trefoil as its symbol of membership. ‘ “Trefoil” means three leaves. Each leaf in the traditional or stylized Girl Scout trefoil stands for a par t of the Girl S c o u t Promise. Within the traditional Girl Scout Trefoil is the American eagle and shield, which ar e par t of the Great Seal of the United States of America. The eagle is a symbol of strength and victor y, and the shield on the eagle’s
breast signifies self-reliance. In his talons, he clutches on his right an olive branch, the symbol of peace, and on his left, a shaft of ar rows, the symbol of might. The eagle faces r i g h t , which is the position of h o n o r, looking t o w a r d the symbol of peace. The eagle and shield within the trefoil signify that Girl Scouts stand ready to ser ve their countr y. The stylized Girl Scout trefoil, introduced in 1978, symbolizes both the contemporar y and
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have changed over time, but the tr efoil, in one f o r m o r a n o t h e r, h a s always been par t of the organization. In 2010, Girl Scouts of the USA rebranded with a new visual identity — which included a distinctive trefoil mark, revised color palette and refreshed logo. The “100” inside of the 100th anniversar y trefoil is unique to the 100th anniversar y — and is only for use during the year 2012.
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On The Cover TOP RIGHT: Juliette Gordon Low presents the “Founder’s Banner” annually to the troop that best upholds the Girl Scout ideals. The Savannah, Georgia photo, is published in The American Girl, October, 1925, for the Founder’s birthday message. UPPER LEFT: Asheville Girl Scouts tour the local fire station in 1944. BOTTOM LEFT: North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue signs the Girl Scout Week proclamation surrounded by Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont CEO Marcia Cole, Girl Scouts — North Carolina Coastal Pines CEO Rusine Mitchell Sinclair and board president Bernadette Spong, and Girl Scouts
Tamya Bland of Raleigh and MaKayla Gamble of Morrisville. LOWER RIGHT: Troop 1119, sponsored by Vance Charter School, recently conducted their investiture/rededication ceremony. The number of new Girl Scouts invested during the program totalled 16, representing Daisies, Brownies, Juniors and Cadettes. (Front row, from left) Kaitlyn Hardee, Addison Rowan, Alana Crowder, Danielle Orr, Rose Hilliard, Anna Johnson, Meri Hedgepeth; (back row, from left) Kimberly Campbell, Leah Coleman, Kennedy Bumpass, Destiny Woodard, Amber Abbott, Jillian Haith, Faith Orr, Haley Glover and Chelsea Briggs.